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FRANCE - PRINTED MATTER: 1836-46 selection of mostly more unusual items inc. 1836 printed document ex Avignon to St Etienne with pictorial "TIMBRE ROYAL" h.s. inscribed 5c & depicting a Roman Soldier, part "Le Petit Echo De Rome" (3/10/69) with perforated 2c mauve Journals stamp, 1894 (15 Aug.) copy of "Le Charivari", 1895 (24 Aug.) copy of "Semaine Catholique du Diocese de Lucon" bearing type sage 1c, 1899 pictorial address label ex Rivoire Pere & Fils (Lyon) to Puy-de-Dome with "JOURNAUX/BOURG PP" C.D.S., 1937 (7 Dec) "Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise" bearing defective 2c "Moulin d'Alphonse Moulin", etc. (22) £150
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FRANCE - PRINTED MATTER: Boxfile with the early to modern accumulation of covers, cards, wrappers, etc. inc. the odd pre-stamp item but mostly late 19th or 20th Century inc. a range of unused/used wrappers (type Sage, Blanc & Semeuse Camee), off-cover adhesives with Journals cancellations, etc. (Qty) £150
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FRANCE - PRINTED MATTER. The selection of 19th & early 20th Century items inc. 1862 wrapper sent within Nice, 1863 pre-printed wrapper from the Public Prosecutor to a Judge at Coutances, 1873 large part wrapper to the Pas de Calais bearing 2c Ceres, 1875 Ecclesiastical wrapper ex Toulouse to Naples bearing Ceres 2c & 10c, 1888 pre-printed 3c wrapper ex Roubaix to Leipzig uprated with type sage 2c, 1903 medical advetising booklet from Paris with wrapper dated 25th January (unstamped indicating a bulk pre-payment of the item), etc. (20 plus 9 adhesives with printed matter cancels) £150
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FRANCE - PRINTED MATERIAL: The varied group of wrappers/envelopes, 1900-1939 inc. type "Blanc" 1c, 2c & 3c wrappers h.s. "SPECIMEN", 1908 Insurance printed matter circular ex Paris by T.P.O. to Dijon returned with "INCONNU A L'APPEL A DIJON" on reverse, various "Semeuse Camee" items inc. 1930 15c wrapper h.s. "SPECIMEN" uprated with 15c to Finland, 1926 Rural Agencies cancellation of St. Calais (Sarthe) tying 5c "Blanc" to locally addressed envelope, 1939 wrapper from an Electricity company in Paris to Strasbourg with boxed "Retour a Envoyeur" & "Lettres Postalles Suspendee" due to hostilities with Germany. (28) £150
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FRANCE - PRINTED MATTER: The group of chiefly more unusual early 20th Century items inc. 1903 decorative cover from a Press Cuttings Service in Paris to Landes, 1921 colourful advertising booklet prepaid & posted under wrapper from Salon de Provence to Auch with "Retour a L'Envoyeur" on obverse, 1924 advertising (mineral water) booklet with pink wrapper & cancel dated 22nd May addressed to Bazas, WWI wrapper in the shape of a cross from Epinal to the Admin. Council at Bourges, 1914/18 wrappers both returned to sender utilising boxed "INCONNU" stickers, etc. (10) £120
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FRANCE - FRENCH RED CROSS IN WWI- POSTAL HISTORY: Box file with the collection of cards/covers, etc. mounted on Exhibition display leaves. In addition to the Red Cross, cachets & Postal stationery used by Union des Femmes de France, Association des Dames Francaises & Societe Francaise de Secours aux Blesses Militaires are also represented. All the covers relate to Hospitals, Transport of the Wounded, Canteens, Foyers, etc. Cachets of many different hospitals & local committees in evidence inc. Apr. 1915 env. ex Corsica to Geneva with special violet cachet & endorsed "Franchise Postale Internes Civils", Oct. 1914 internal env. with scarce oval cachet in blue "Union des Femmes de France/Comite de Montbeliard". Good range of Ambulance Train covers with cachets inc. "seated goddess" types. (c.41 cards/covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, RED CROSS, FALSE £300
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FRANCE - WWI RED CROSS/P.O.W. MAIL: Exhibition display pages with the collection of cards/covers/printed Postal Stationery, etc. relating to P.O.W. mail vai the Red Cross. Cachets & stationery of various City/Departmental Committees throughout France. we note an unusual bulk mail (1,000 messages) wrapper ex Paris to Geneva. Also various Hospital cachets and a group covers with the scarce "E.S.F.F." (Enquete Speciale Fichier Allemande) enquiry labels in green, magenta or pink. (c.19 cards/covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, RED CROSS, FALSE £240
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FRANCE - FRENCH RED CROSS, 1914-52: Superbly presented on Exhibition sheets, a large collection of Delandre Red Cross & Military vignettes, later stamps, booklets, covers and associated Red Cross ephemera. We note specially produced cards & covers for post-WWII Congresses and original artwork for the 1946 Paris Red Cross Exhibition with a die proof (one of only 2 produced). A good lot. (Approx 200 stamps & vignettes, 10 covers & several items of ephemera) £240
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FRANCE - FRENCH RED CROSS, 1909-95: Binder with the collection of cards, covers, stamps, booklets & ephemera. We note PPCs (2) with special cachet of 1909 Nancy Red Cross Exposition, a set of ten 1916 PPCs depicting devastated French & Belgian cities, various 1950s & 60s Red Cross issues inc. some FDCs, etc. (Approx. 100 stamps & 50 covers) £150
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FRENCH COLONIES - TWO STOCK BOOKS & BINDER with the early to modern, mint & used collections of St. Pierre & Miquelon, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & French Colonies in the Pacific & Antarctica. Better items noted throughout, with strength in 1920s-30s period. (Many 100s) £180
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FRENCH COLONIES - DIE PROOFS/PROGRESSIVE PROOFS/COLOUR TRIALS: The selection, largely related to maps and mapping, inc. Cameroons, Equatorial Guinea, Mali inc. final artwork of the 1972 200fr Balloon Flight, St Pierre et Miquelon, Tunisian 1961 Africa Freedom Day and 5th Anniversary of Independence colour trials, Wallis & Futuna 33fr strip & 1986 155fr artist-signed die proofs, etc. (Small Qty) £150
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - GENERAL ISSUES: Mint & used collection on leaves inc. some Fournier reproductions. 1902 set to 5f mint (15c & 50c vals. are Fourniers) plus various used vals., 1904-05 set mint to 10f red/green (inc. both types of 15c) & used to 2f brown/yellow (but missing the rare 4c value). Lot also inc. 1904 set to 5f mauve, all of which are Fourniers. High cat. value. (Approx. 61) £360
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - CANTON: Mint & used collection on album leaves inc. 1901 set mint to 5f mauve (inc. both 5c types) and also used to 5f (both 5c types), 1906 set mint to 10f red/green, 1908 set (2) both mint & used, 1919 set used, etc. Lot also inc. 1904 set mint to 5f mauve, most of which are Fournier reproductions. (Approx. 106) £300
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - CHUNGKING (TCHONGKING): 1903-04 set mint to 5f mauve inc. some Fourniers amongst lower denominations and 1919 set mint to 4pi on 10f. (33) £150
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - HOIHOW: Mint & used collection on leaves inc. 1901 set (2) mint to 5f mauve and used to 5f (inc. some Fourniers), 1903-04 set (all Fourniers) mint to 5f mauve and various used values to 1f & 5f, 1906 set (1st printing) mint to 10f red/green, 1906 set (2nd printing) mint to 10f red/green (less 75c value) & 1908 set mint to 10f violet. (Approx. 107) £360
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - MENGTSZ: Mint & used collection on album leaves inc. 1903-04 set to 5f (less 40c) mint, but several values inc. 1f & 5f are Fourniers, & used to 5f (mostly Fourniers), 1906-08 set (less 2f) to 10f red/green mint and 1908 set (2) to 10f violet both mint & used. (Approx. 82) £200
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - PAKHOI: 1903-04 set mint to 5f mauve and used values to 75c, 1906 set (2) mint (less 1c value) to 10f red/green & also used to 10f, 1908 set (2) mint to 10f violet and also used to 10f, 1919 set mint to 4pi on 10f and various used values to 2pi on 5f. Total cat. £4,000+ (126) £500
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA - YUNNANFU (KUNMING): Mint & used collection on album leaves inc. 1903-04 set mint to 5f mauve and several used values to 5f, 1906 set mint to 10f red/green, 1908 set (2) mint to 10f & also used to 10f, 1919 set mint to 4pi on 10f and various used values to 80c on 2f. Cat £2,800+ (103) £360
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FRENCH COLONIES - NEW HEBRIDES: Mint range on Hagner pages inc. 1908, 1910, 1911 & 1913 defin. sets, 1938 Gold Currency set to 10f, 1941 'France Libre' opts. to 10f, four Postage Due sets inc. 1938, then a range of modern issues to 1980. (Approx. 300) Cross Reference: NEW HEBRIDES/VANUATU £240
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FRENCH COLONIES - N. CALEDONIA OVERPRINT ISSUES INC. ONE COVER TO SYDNEY; 1920(?) env. to Sydney with 1920 2f (SG16) single-franking tied by watery genuine 2-ring "PP FRANCAIS/WALLIS" cds (with 2016 J-F Brun certificate; genuine though a philatelic cover); plus off-cover 5f, 1f, 75c, 30c &5c (Block of 4) all with the same WALLIS cancels (one in blue; 3 on pieces). Scarce group. (6 items) [Ex Tony Eastgate.] £140
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FRENCH COLONIES - SENEGAL EARLY MAIL TO FRANCE; 29 Jan. 1860 EL to Bordeaux with circular "DIRECTION DE LA POSTE AUX LETTRES/ST LOUIS (SENEGAL)" h.s. and "COLONIES FRA/PAUILLAC" c.d.s. on front. Fine £100
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FRENCH COLONIES - SENEGAL EARLY MAIL TO FRANCE; 1 Sep. 1861 stampless env. (few flap defects) to Dijon with Goree c.d.s. and French Colonies Packet c.d.s. on front. Paris and Dijon arrival marks on rear. Rare and fine. £300
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FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD - DISINFECTED SMYRNA FRENCH MAIL; 1834/42 EL's to Amsterdam, latter with (French P.O. in) Smyrna c.d.s. on face, each with disinfection slits to face, latter with Malta Lazaret h.s. on face, other with "Purifee a Marseille" h.s. on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, DISINFECTED MAIL £190
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FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD - FRENCH POST OFFICE IN SMYRNA QUARANTINE MAIL; 9 Apr. 1846 EL to Amsterdam with (French P.O. in) Smyrna c.d.s. on face and rear with Dutch transit and arrival marks and v.fine and scarce chamfered framed "PURIFE/FRIOUL" (French Island Quarantine Island) Cross Reference: TURKEY, DISINFECTED MAIL £190
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FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD - SCARCE FRENCH P.O IN TURKEY; 10 Jan. 1864 E to Marseilles franked France 10c + 40c each tied by lozenge numeral '5098' with (French POst Office in) Mersina c.d.s. at left and framed red "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE" h.s. on front. Attractive Cross Reference: TURKEY £240
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GAMBIA - QV TO QEII MINT AND USED range on stock pages inc. 1869 6d blue used apparently on 19 Mar. 1869 (the second day of issue), 1874 4d brown used & 6d blue unused, etc. useful later QV inc. 1898 1/- mint. Strength in KGV & KGVI inc. 1921 4/- mint, good ranges 1922 & 1938 sets, etc. £200
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GAMBIA - EARLY "SHIP LETTER" COVER TO G.B. + LT. GOVERNOR HUNTLEY COVER WRITTEN EN ROUTE TO GAMBIA; 9 May 1843 E (one side-flap removed) from "J. Lynn" (Methodist Mission schoolmaster) at "Gambia" (filing note) to London charged "8[d]" with a mainly very fine black London "SHIP-LETTER" slightly across the join on the reverse with red arrival cds (27 June). Plus fine 19 Mar. 1840 env. + contents (typed transcript) written & signed on board ship by the new Gambia Lt. Governor, Capt. "H.V. Huntley" just as he was departing to take up his new post in Gambia; posted from "DEAL" (fine cds) prepaid 1d in cash to Gloucestershire via London. Rare pair. (2 covers) [The 1843 cover ex Weldhen 2002, Bavington-Jones 1983 & Whitfield; the 1840 cover ex Bavington-Jones 1983.] Cross Reference: KENT, SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FALSE £500
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GAMBIA - EARLY "SHIP LETTER" COVER FROM A WESLEYAN MISSIONARY AT "ST. MARY'S" TO G.B.; 27 June 1843 E from "George Parsonson" (Methodist Missionary in Gambia from 1843 to 1847) at "St. Mary's [Gambia]" (filing note) to London initially charged "8[d]" and then "1/4" (double rate) with a mainly very fine black London "SHIP-LETTER" across the join on the reverse with red arrival cds (27 June; same sailing as cover in previous lot). Rare and attractive early letter. [Ex Bavington-Jones 1983 & ex Weldhen 2002.] Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS £400
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GAMBIA - VERY EARLY USAGE OF THE 1st-TYPE "PAID" MARK OF GAMBIA - ON COVER TO FRANCE VIA G.B.; 25 Aug. 1861 small mourning env. (some edge wear and with slight staining at right) to "Espas, Gers" (SW France) with a mainly fine blue double-oval firm's "BARRERE FRERES/BATHURST/RIVIERE DE GAMBIE" cachet at top right and a mainly very fine rare red "BATHURST/PAID/[GAMBIA]" cds at left (slightly overlapped by the Calais transit cds) with red manuscript "5"(?) - credit due to GB from 6d prepaid in all? - and red London "PD" in circle on the front as well as a faint London transit cds (10 Sept.). This was the first postmark used in Gambia, and this cover may be the 3rd earliest recorded example (the two earlier known examples were addressed to GB; see previous lot). A rare early destination and an important Exhibition item. [Ex Glover & ex Athenian, Cavendish April 1996, lot 42; realised £1,725.] Cross Reference: FRANCE £1,200
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GAMBIA - 1869 4d PALE BROWN - part o.g. with four even margins showing misplaced shifting of the embossing giving the appearance of a double embossing and unusual thus. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein £100
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GAMBIA - 1869 4d BROWN used shade selection, five unplated examples with either Types 3 or 5 cancellations and with variable margins and shades from Pale to Deep Brown (5) £100
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GAMBIA - 1869 6d DEEP TO PALE BLUE shades used selection inc. five singles and a horiz. pair (stained by oily pmk) and with close to large margins, one with additional mss 'X' cancel and another from the base of sheet (7) £150
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GAMBIA - 1869 6d PALE BLUE - four good to large margins, part o.g., very faint stains at right and possible small thin at lower left (rear), nonetheless a very rare example of this difficult shade. SG £3250 £240
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GAMBIA - 1874 4d BROWN OR PALE BROWN - three marginal examples [5], [6] or [15] with close to large margins elsewhere and part or large part o.g. One signed A D(iena) on rear and with Fiecchi (Milan) Cert. (1953) and another Pos. 6 showing part dot in margin. Very fine. SG £1225 (3) £200
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GAMBIA - 1874 4d BROWN used with close to large margins and wmk var. inverted (2 - different shades and one with cds with year omitted) or showing double-lined "N" from "CROWN COLONIES" (3) £150
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GAMBIA - 1874 4d BROWN USED GROUP with shades from Pale to Deep and Reddish-Brown, variable margins and several with cds showing year omitted and one with a mss. village cancel and a variation of sub-curl under the bun. (9) £240
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GAMBIA - 1876 4d IMPERF SOLO FRANKING ON COVER TO SWITZERLAND; 30 June 1880 env. to Schaffhausen franked 4d Brown, margins good to touching and tied by Gambia Paid cds (no year) with additional strike at lower left and with Liverpool Packet cds also on front. Rear with London and Schaffhausen cds. Some staining and blemishes though an exceedingly rare first issue franking. Major exhibition item. Ex Athenian £5,000
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GAMBIA - 1874 6d DEEP BLUE - large part o.g and four large margins with reversed wmk and scarce thus. SG £900 £150
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GAMBIA - 1874 6d BLUE & DEEP BLUE - fine four-margined examples with part o.g. SG £700 (2) £120
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GAMBIA - 1874 6d BLUE or DEEP BLUE - four-margined examples, unused or traces of part o.g. one showing "O" in "CROWN COLONIES" wmk. (3) £150
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GAMBIA - 1874 6d BLUE USED SELECTION with Deep Blue to Blue shades, variable margins one with wmk inverted var., another with RPSL Cert. (1971) and another possibly marginal example ex Weldhen (5) £180
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GAMBIA - 1874 6d DEEP BLUE or BLUE used examples with mss. village cancels, one with wmk reversed and a pair showing both mss. cancels and Gambia Paid cds (Ex Bavington-Jones). (4) £120
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GAMBIA - 1880 ½d ORANGE Perf 14 complete sheet of fifteen from the 3rd printing (Upright wmk) most units unmounted and with an additional line of perforation in the right margin. Minor faults in margins and some splitting perfs. Several units showing flaws inc. [10] with broken frame. Ex Bavington-Jones plus a range of mint and used singles in a variety of shades from Pale to Deep. (28) £150
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GAMBIA - 1880 1d MAROON marginal block of four from the base of the sheet with double embossing in bottom units with large part o.g and lower units unmounted. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 152). BPA Cert. (1960) £150
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GAMBIA - 1880 3d BLUE shade selection with Dark, Bright and Pale Ultramarine mint (11, inc. one showing frame-break over 'M' in 'GAMBIA' and several with tone spots on rear) and used (11 - three with wmk inv, one possibly cleaned & one with 1972 BPA Cert but faults). (22) £180
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GAMBIA - 1880 4d BROWN used shade selection from Deep to Dark to Light inc. 1st printing sideways wmk (6 - three each of left and right), 2nd printing line perf (3) and 3rd printing comb perf (15 inc. a horiz. pair) and majority with cds cancels. Fine to very fine. (24) £150
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GAMBIA - 1880 4d BROWN wmk upright Perf 14 mint shades selection from Pale to Deep and each with part o.g. SG £975 (3) £150
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GAMBIA - 1880 6d BLUE or DEEP BLUE Perf 14 wmk upright used shade selection inc. 'sloping label' var. in Deep Blue (2 - cds or 7 bar cancels) and wmk inverted in Blue and others with a variety of cds, bar or target cancels. SG £1530 (17) £240
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GAMBIA - 1880 6d BLUE OR DEEP BLUE 1st printing wmk sideways used selection of shades all with cds cancels and one with year omitted var. and one with wmk inverted and unlisted by SG. Fine. (8) £100
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GAMBIA - 1880 1/- GREEN or DEEP GREEN wmk sideways mint shade selection all with large part o.g. and fine. SG £1300 (4) £200
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